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AFMS Mineral List 2003

AFMS Mineral List 2003

American Federation

Of

Mineralogical Societies

AFMS

Mineral Classification List

New Edition

Updated for 2003

AFMS Publications Committee

B. Jay Bowman, Chair

1 Internet version of Classification List. This document may only be downloaded at: http://www.amfed.org/rules/ Introduction to the Mineral Classification List

The AFMS Rules Committee voted to eliminate the listing in the Rulebook of references for mineral names except for the AFMS Mineral Classification List.

Exhibitors are encouraged to use the AFMS List when exhibiting in the B Division (). If the mineral they are exhibiting is not on the AFMS List they should note on the Mineral list they present to the judging chairman which reference they did use for the information on their label. The Regional Rules Chairs have been asked to submit names to be added to the list which will be updated with addendum’s each year. In a few years the list should represent most of the minerals generally exhibited out of the 4200+ now recognized by the IMA.

This list follows the Glossary of Mineral species which is the IMA approved names for minerals. When the Official name of the mineral includes diacritical mark, they are underlined to indicate they are the IMA approved name. Where usage of old names has been in use for years they have been included, but with the approved spelling underlined following it. The older spelling will be accepted for the present so exhibitors will not have to correct there present label.

This list may not contain all mineral species being exhibited. Exhibitors are encouraged to submit names to be added to the list to the Rules committee.

2 Internet version of Mineral Classification List. This document may only be downloaded at: http://www.amfed.org/rules/ AFMS MINERAL CLASSIFICATION LIST ACANTHITE ARTINITE ACTINOLITE silicate silicate halide silicate ATELESTITE arsenate AFGHANITE silicate AFWILLITE silicate silicate arsenate carbonate AGARDITE-La arsenate arsenate AGARDITE-Y arsenate AUTUNITE phosphate AIKINITE sulfosalt carbonate silicate ALAMOSITE silicate BARBOSALITE phosphate silicate BARITE ALLACTITE arsenate BARNESITE vanadate ALLANITE silicate BARYLITE silicate ALLANITE-Ce silicate BASTNASITE carbonate ALLANITE-Y silicate BASTNASITE-Ce carbonate ALMANDINE silicate BASTNASITE-La carbonate carbonate BASTNASITE-Y carbonate ALTAITE telluride BUAMHAUERITE sulfosalt phosphate BUAMHAUERITE-2a sulfosalt silicate BAYLEYITE carbonate phosphate BEAVERITE sulfate oxide BECQUERELITE oxide carbonate BEMENTITE silicate ANCYLITE-Ce carbonate silicate ANCYLITE-La carbonate carbonate ANDALUSITE silicate phosphate carbonate BERTRANDITE silicate sulfosalt silicate silicate phosphate sulfate oxide sulfate arsenate carbonate BIKITAITE silicate ANNABERGITE arsenate silicate element BISMUTH element sulfate BISMUTHINITE oxide carbonate oxide ARGENTOPYRITE sulfide BJAREBYITE phosphate ARGYRODITE sulfide BLIXITE halide element halide ARSENOLITE oxide BOLTWOODITE silicate sulfide borate ARTHURITE arsenate BORAX borate 3 Internet version of Mineral Classification List. This document may only be downloaded at: http://www.amfed.org/rules/ AFMS MINERAL CLASSIFICATION LIST sulfide sulfide halide borate BOULANGERITE sulfosalt CHENEVIXITE arsenate sulfosalt CHERVETITE vanadate BRACKEBUSCHITE vanadate phosphate BRANNOCKITE silicate CHLORAPATITE phosphate oxide CHLORARGYRITE halide phosphate CHROMITE oxide silicate oxide BREWSTERITE-Ba silicate silicate BREWSTERITE-Sr silicate sulfide sulfate CLINOCHLORE silicate oxide CLINOCHRYSOTILE silicate oxide arsenate BUERGERITE silicate silicate BURBANKITE carbonate silicate BURKEITE carbonate CLINOPTILOLITE-Ca silicate silicate CLINOPTILOLITE-K silicate CLINOPTILOLITE-Na silicate CACOXENITE phosphate CLINOZOISITE silicate CAHNITE arsenate COBALTITE sulfide CALAVERITE telluride borate carbonate phosphate sulfate COLUSITE sulfosalt CALLAGHANITE carbonate arsenate silicate sulfate CARMINITE arsenate COOKEITE silicate vanadate element CARROI.LITE sulfide COQUIMBITE sulfate oxide CORDIERITE silicate CATAPLEIITE silicate CORKITE phosphate silicate CORNETITE phosphate CELESTINE sulfate arsenate carbonate CORUNDUM oxide CERVANTITE oxide CORVUSITE vanadate silicate COSALITE sulfosalt CHABAZITE-Ca silicate COTUNNITE halide CHABAZITE-K silicate sulfide CHABAZITE-Na silicate COWLESITE silicate sulfate CRANDALLITE phosphate CHALCOALUMITE sulfate halide CHALCOCITE sulfide CRISTOBALITE oxide or silicate CHALCOPHANITE oxide chromate arsenate CRONSTEDTITE silicate 4 Internet version of Mineral Classification List. This document may only be downloaded at: http://www.amfed.org/rules/ AFMS MINERAL CLASSIFICATION LIST CRYOLITE halide EKANITE silicate CUBANITE sulfide silicate CUMENGITE halide ELPIDITE silicate oxide EMMONSITE CUPROPAVONITE sulfosalt EMPLECTITE sulfosalt CUPROSKLODOWSKITE silicate sulfosalt CURIENITE vanadate ENSTATITE silicate CURITE uranate phosphate sulfate EPHESITE silicate sulfosalt EPIDIDYMITE silicate EPIDOTE silicate DACHIARDITE silicate EPISTILBITE silicate DACHIARDITE-Ca silicate ERIONITE silicate DACHIARDITE-Na silicate ERIONITE-Ca silicate silicate ERIONITE-K silicate silicate ERIONITE-Na silicate DAWSONITE carbonate arsenate DELAFOSSITE oxide silicate DESAUTELSITE carbonate sulfate vanadate EUCHROITE arsenate sulfate EUCLASE silicate halide silicate DIABOLIITE halide EULYTITE silicate element oxide DIGENITE sulfide EUXENITE-Y oxide silicate silicate FAIRFIELDITE phosphate sulfide FAMATINITE sulfosalt carbonate FAUJASITE silicate DOMEYKITE arsenide FAUJASITE-Ca silicate DONNAYITE carbonate FAUJASITE-Mg silicate DONNAYITE-Y carbonate FAUJASITE-Na silicate DRAVITE silicate FAYALITE silicate arsenate tungstate DUMORTIERITE silicate FERRIERITE silicate carbonate FERRIERITE-K silicate DYPINGITE carbonate FERRIERITE-Mg silicate DYSCRASITE antimonide FERRIERITE-Na silicate FERRO- silicate EAKERITE silicate FERROCOLUMBITE oxide EDENITE silicate FERROHORNBLEND silicate silicate FLUOBORITE borate EGLESTONITE halide phosphate FLUORAPOPHYLLITE silicate 5 Internet version of Mineral Classification List. This document may only be downloaded at: http://www.amfed.org/rules/ AFMS MINERAL CLASSIFICATION LIST halide GRAPHITE element FOGGITE phosphate GRATONITE sulfosalt chromate GREENOCKITE sulfide FORSTERITE silicate silicate FOSHAGITE silicate GROUTITE oxide FOURMARIERITE oxide sulfate FRANCEVILLITE vanadate silicate FRANCKEITE sulfosalt oxide halide FREIBERGITE sulfosalt HALOTRICHITE sulfate FRIEDELITE silicate HAMBERGITE borate HANCOCKITE silicate GAGEITE silicate HANKSITE sulfate GAHNITE oxide silicate GALEITE sulfate silicate sulfide sulfide GALKHAITE sulfosalt oxide GANOMALITE silicate HAUYNE silicate GARRONITE silicate HAÜYNE silicate GAUDEFROYITE borate HEAZLEWOODITE sulfide carbonate HEDENBERGITE silicate silicate HEDYPHANE arsenate GENTHELVITE silicate oxide GEORGEITE carbonate silicate GERSDORFFITE sulfide silicate GERSTLEYITE sulfosalt phosphate GETCHELLITE sulfide HESSITE telluride GIRDITE tellurite HETAEROLITE oxide GISMONDINE silicate silicate GLAUBERITE sulfate HEULANDITE-Ca silicate silicate HEULANDITE-K silicate GLAUCODOT sulfide HEULANDITE-Na silicate GMELINITE silicate HEULANDITE-Sr silicate GMELINITE-Ca silicate HIBONITE oxide GMELINITE-K silicate HILAIRITE silicate GMELINITE-Na silicate HINSDALITE phosphate oxide HIORTDAHLITE silicate element HIORTDAHLITE I silicate GOOSECREEKITE silicate HIORTDAHLITE II silicate GONNARDITE silicate HODGKINSONITE silicate GORDONITE phosphate HOLDENITE arsenate GOUDEYITE arsenate HONESSITE sulfate GOWERITE borate HOPEITE phosphate phosphate HOWIEITE silicate 6 Internet version of Mineral Classification List. This document may only be downloaded at: http://www.amfed.org/rules/ AFMS MINERAL CLASSIFICATION LIST HOWLITE silicate KAINOSITE silicate HUEBNERITE tungstate KAINOSITE-Y silicate H‚BNERITE tungstate silicate HUMMERITE vanadate KASOLITE silicate phosphate KERMESITE sulfide HURIAULITE phosphate KERNITE borate HUTCHINSONITE sulfosalt KEYITE arsenate borate KIDWELLITE phosphate HYDROCERUSSITE carbonate silicate HYDROHETAEROLITE oxide KLEBELSBERGITE sulfate carbonate KLEINITE sulfate HYDROXYLAPATITE phosphate KOLBECKITE phosphate HYDROXYLHERDERITE phosphate KOETTIGITE arsenate HYRDOZINCITE carbonate K_TTIGITE arsenate KRENNERITE telluride IANTHINITE uranate KROEHNKITE sulfate oxide KR_HNKITE sulfate ILMENORUTILE oxide KRYZHANOVSKITE phosphate ILSEMANNITE oxide KTENASITE sulfate ILVAITE silicate KULANITE phosphate INDERITE borate KURNAKOVITE borate silicate carbonate INYOITE borate KYANITE silicate IODARGYRITE halide IRIDIUM element LABUNTSOVITE silicate element LANGBANITE silicate LÄNGBANITE silicate oxide sulfate JADEITE silicate LAUEITE phosphate JAHNSITE phosphate LAUMONTITE silicate JAHNSITE-(CaMnFe) phosphate halide JAHNSITE-(CaMnMg) phosphate arsenate JAHNSITE-(CaMnMn) phosphate LAVENITE silicate sulfosalt LCVENITE silicate JAROSITE sulfate LAWSONITE silicate JEREMEJEVITE borate phosphate JOAQUINITE silicate silicate JOAQUINITE-Ce silicate element sulfate sulfate JOHANNSENITE silicate arsenate sulfosalt silicate JUNITOITE silicate LEMOYNITE silicate LENGENBACHITE sulfosalt 7 Internet version of Mineral Classification List. This document may only be downloaded at: http://www.amfed.org/rules/ AFMS MINERAL CLASSIFICATION LIST LEPIDOCROCITE oxide selenate silicate MASUYITE oxide silicate halide LEUCOPHANITE silicate MCGOVERNITE silicate silicate MEIONITE silicate LEUCOPHOSPHITE phosphate MELANOPHLOGITE oxide LEUCOSPHENITE silicate MELONITE telluride LEVYNE silicate MENEGHINITE sulfosalt LEVYNE-Ca silicate element LEVYNE-Na silicate MESOLITE silicate LIBETHENITE phosphate phosphate LIDDICOATITE silicate META-AUTUNITE phosphate carbonate METACINNABAR sulfide LILLIANITE sulfosalt METAHEWETTITE vanadate sulfate METASTIBNITE sulfide molybdate phosphate arsenate META-URANOCIRCITE phosphate phosphate METAVARISCITE phosphate LIVINGSTONITE sulfosalt METAVAUXITE phosphate LOELLINGITE arsenide MEYERHOFFERITE borate L_LLINGITE arsenide MIARGYRITE sulfosalt LOPARITE oxide silicate LOPARITE-Ce oxide MICROLITE tantalate sulfosalt MILARITE silicate silicate MILLERITE sulfide phosphate arsenate LUDLOCKITE arsenate MINIUM oxide borate MIRABILITE sulfate LUZONITE sulfosalt MIXITE arsenate sulfide MACKAYITE tellurite phosphate MAGNESIOFERRITE oxide MONAZITE-Ce phosphate carbonate MONAZITE-La phosphate oxide MONAZITE-Nd phosphate carbonate MONTEBRASITE phosphate MANGANAXINITE silicate MONTEREGIANITE silicate MANGANBERZELIITE arsenate MONTEREGIANITE-Y silicate oxide MONTGOMERYITE phosphate MANGAN- silicate oxide MANGANOCOLUMBITE oxide MOOREITE sulfate MANGANOTANTALITE oxide MORDENITE silicate sulfide vanadate MARIALITE silicate oxide silicate 8 Internet version of Mineral Classification List. This document may only be downloaded at: http://www.amfed.org/rules/ AFMS MINERAL CLASSIFICATION LIST NADORITE antimonite halide NAGYAGITE sulfide PARAVAUXITE phosphate NAGYAGITE sulfide PARISITE carbonate NAKAURIITE carbonate PARISITE-Ce carbonate silicate PARISITE-Nd carbonate NASONITE silicate PARTZITE atimonite NATROCHALCITE sulfate PAULINGITE silicate NATROJAROSITE sulfate PAULINGITE-Ca silicate silicate PAULINGITE-K silicate silicate silicate NEPTUNITE silicate silicate NICKELINE arsenide PERICLASE oxide -SKUTTERUDITE arsenide oxide NISSONITE phosphate PETZITE telluride NOBLEITE borate PHARMACOLITE arsenate NORDSTRANDITE oxide PHENAKITE silicate NORTHUPITE carbonate silicate NOVACEKITE arsenate PHILLIPSITE-Ca silicate NOV;ÑEKITE arsenate PHILLIPSITE-K silicate PHILLIPSITE-Na silicate silicate OFFRETITE silicate carbonate OFFRITITE silicate PHOSPHOPHYLLITE phosphate OKENITE silicate phosphate arsenate PHOSPHURANYLITE phosphate OPAL silicate PICKERINGITE sulfate sulfide silicate ORTHOCLASE silicate PIRSSONITE carbonate OSUMILITE silicate silicate OTAVITE carbonate PLANCHOITE silicate OURAYITE sulfosalt PLATINUM element OVERITE phosphate oxide OWYHEEITE sulfosalt phosphate PLUMBOJAROSITE sulfate PACHNOLITE halide POLYBASITE sulfosalt PALERMOITE phosphate POLYHALITE sulfate silicate POLYLITHIONITE silicate PARADAMITE arsenate molybdate PARADOCRASITE arsenate silicate PARAHOPEITE phosphate PROBERTITE borate halide PROUSTITE sulfosalt PARASCHOLZITE phosphate PSEUDOBOLEITE halide PARASYMPLESITE arsenate PSEUDOBOLIITE halide

9 Internet version of Mineral Classification List. This document may only be downloaded at: http://www.amfed.org/rules/ AFMS MINERAL CLASSIFICATION LIST PSEUDOBROOKITE oxide SALEEITE phosphate PSEUDOLAUEITE phosphate SALESITE iodate phosphate SAPPHIRINE silicate PUMPELLYITE silicate SARTORITE sulfosalt PUMPELLYITE-Fe2+ silicate SCAWTITE silicate PUMPELLYITE-Fe3+ silicate tungstate PUMPELLYITE-Mg silicate SCHOEPITE oxide PUMPELLYITE-Mn2+ silicate SCHOLZITE phosphate sulfosalt SCHORL silicate sulfide SCHRÖECKINGERITE carbonate PYROAURITE carbonate SCHROCKINGERITE carbonate PYROCHLORE oxide SCOLECITE silicate oxide arsenate phosphate SEARLESITE silicate PYROPE silicate SEGELERITE phosphate silicate sulfosalt PYROSTILPNITE sulfosalt SEMSEYITE sulfosalt sulfide SENARMONTITE oxide SENEGALITE phosphate oxide or silicate SENGIERITE vanadate SERANDITE silicate RAMSDELLITE oxide SËRANDITE silicate RASPITE tungstate sulfate sulfide silicate REDDINGITE phosphate carbonate RHODIZITE borate SIEGENITE sulfide carbonate SILVER element silicate SKLODOWSKITE silicate RICHTERITE silicate SKUTTERUDITE arsenide RIEBECKITE silicate carbonate phosphate SMYTHITE sulfide ROCKBRIDGEITE phosphate silicate ROMANECHITE oxide SODDYITE silicate ROMANOCHITE oxide SPANGOLITE sulfate carbonate SPERRYLITE arsenide ROSCHERITE phosphate silicate ROSELITE arsenate SPHAEROCOBALTITE carbonate ROSICKYITE element sulfide ROSICKkITE element oxide silicate silicate oxide STARKEYITE silicate STAUROLITE silicate SALEEITE phosphate STELLERITE silicate sulfosalt 10 Internet version of Mineral Classification List. This document may only be downloaded at: http://www.amfed.org/rules/ AFMS MINERAL CLASSIFICATION LIST STERNBERGITE sulfide oxide STEWARTITE phosphate silicate oxide phosphate STIBIOTANTALITE oxide TREMOLITE silicate sulfide TRIDYMITE oxide or silicate silicate TSCHERNICHITE silicate STILBITE-Ca silicate phosphate STILBITE-Na silicate TUNDRITE silicate tungstate TUNDRITE-Ce silicate phosphate TUNDRITE-Nd silicate STRINGHAMITE silicate TUNELLITE borate carbonate phosphate phosphate TYCHITE carbonate STURMANITE sulfate vanadate element SULPHOHALITE sulfate borate phosphate URANINITE oxide SWITZERITE phosphate URANOCIRCITE phosphate SYLVANITE telluride silicate halide URANOPHANE-beta silicate SYMPLESITE arsenate UVAROVITE silicate SYNCHYSITE carbonate UVITE silicate SYNCHYSITE-Ce carbonate SYNCHYSITE-Nd carbonate oxide SYNCHYSITE-Y carbonate VANADINITE vanadate VANDENBRANDEITE oxide TARBUTTITE phosphate VANURALITE vanadate TAVORITE phosphate phosphate TELLURITE oxide VAUXITE phosphate element silicate sulfosalt VESZELYITE phosphate oxide halide silicate phosphate TERLINGUAITE halide VOLBORTHITE vanadate sulfosalt VOLTAITE sulfate silicate THENARDITE sulfate WAKABAYASHILITE sulfide THOMSENOLITE halide WARDITE phosphate silicate phosphate THORIANITE oxide WEEKSITE silicate TIEMANNITE selenide WELOGANITE carbonate TINCALCONITE borate WERMLANDITE sulfate silicate WHERRYITE sulfate silicate phosphate 11 Internet version of Mineral Classification List. This document may only be downloaded at: http://www.amfed.org/rules/ AFMS MINERAL CLASSIFICATION LIST WHITEITE-(CaFeMg) phosphate YOFORTIERITE silicate WHITEITE-(CaMnMg) phosphate WHITEITE-(MnFeMg) phosphate ZEUNERITE arsenate phosphate oxide silicate sulfosalt WINSTANLEYITE tellurite silicate carbonate ZIPPEITE sulfate silicate silicate phosphate ZOISITE silicate molybdate ZUNYITE silicate sulfide

XANTHOCONITE sulfosalt phosphate XENOTIME-Y phosphate XONOTLITE silicate

VARIETY OF SPECIES Please Read Rule 2.2 Page B-1-2003 on how to make Mineral Labels ADULARIA var. of orthoclase AMAZONITE var. of microcline phosphate. DISCREDITED. SEE FLUOAPATITE silicate. DISCREDITED. SEE FLUORAPHOHYLLITE CHALCOTRICHITE var. of cuprite CLEAVELANDITE var. of albite CUPROADAMHITE var. of adamite ENDLICHITE var. of vanadinite KAEMMERERITE var. of clinochlore LEONHARDITE var. of laumontite. DISCREDITED. SEE STARKEYITE MARTITE DISCREDITED. NOT A VALID SPECIES var. of gypsum SMALITE var. of skutterudite

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ALEXANDRITE var. of chrysoberyl (a gem name) AMETHYST var. of quartz (a gem name) AQUAMARINE var. of beryl (a gem name) CITRINE var. of quartz (a gem name) EMERALD var. of beryl (a gem name) HELIODOR var. of beryl (a gem name) HESSONITE var. of grossular (a gem name) HIDDENITE var. of spodumene (a gem name) INDICOLITE var. of elbaite (a gem name) KUNZITE var. of spodumene (a gem name) MELANITE var. of andradite (a gem name) MORGANITE var. of beryl (a gem name) PERIDOT var. of forstente (a gem name) ROSE QUARTZ var. of quartz (a gem name) RUBELLITE var. of elbaite (a gem name) var. of corundum (a gem name) SMOKY QUARTZ var. of quartz (a gem name) TOPAZOLITE var. of andradite (a gem name)

Revised January, 2003

13 Internet version of Mineral Classification List. This document may only be downloaded at: http://www.amfed.org/rules/